1 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

In this age of the keyboard, some people seem to think handwriting lessons are on     1    way out. We interviewed a literacy professor at Vanderbilt University. Steve Graham says he     2     (learn) about the death of handwriting for the past fifteen years. So are American teachers still teaching handwriting?

       Ninety percent of American teachers says it’s required that they     3     (teach) handwriting, yet studies haven’t answered the question of how well they are teaching it. Professor Graham says one study     4     (publish) this year found that three out of every four teachers say they don’t make     5     (prepare) for teaching handwriting. And when you look at the way it’s taught, you have some teachers who     6     (basic) teach handwriting by providing instructions for ten to fifteen minutes a day, and    7     teachers who teach it for sixty to seventy minutes a day.
       Many adults remember     8     (practice) that way — by copying letters over and over again. Today’s thinking is that short periods of practice are better. Many experts also think handwriting shouldn’t be taught     9    itself. Besides, they say it should be used as a way to get students to express their own ideas. After all, that is     10    we write.

2 . Most parents are worried the first time they catch their kids out in a lie. According to child and teen psychiatrist Gayani DeSilva, lying can actually be a sign of healthy development in young children. “Kids lie for many reasons, and much of it is normal,” DeSilva says. “People are not born with the knowledge of communicating with others and getting their needs met. They’ll experiment with different communication styles and techniques until they find the ones that work best for them. Lying is one of those techniques.”

As kids get older, they become more aware of how their actions affect others, and many will lie less frequently. In spite of this, parents still need to lead their kids to form a habit of not lying. According to DeSilva, when children lie, look at them directly and ask what they need. After they tell you, gently remind them that telling you directly will be more effective than lying.

It’s also a good idea to model the behavior you want to see in your kids. In other words, don’t lie to your children. This will set you and your children on a course of open communication and trust.

In some cases, lying is a sign of a deeper issue. A child who is neglected will lie more than a child who has attentive and responsive parents. He’s not sure whether he’s loved. He may lie to please others. The same goes for a child who has experienced something unpleasant. He may lie to try to hide his shame, avoid admitting his needs, or to control his surroundings to ensure his safety.

By paying attention to the reasons behind a lie, parents can figure out what need to be done. For example, while Jack might lie about completing his homework in order to play video games, he also might be trying to avoid negative feelings connected with school work, and this is just where parents should start, says therapist Gideon Javna.

1. What can be inferred about lying from DeSilva’s words?

A．It has certain benefits for the healthy growth of kids.

B．It shows the understanding between kids and parents.

C．It can be an effective means of communication for kids.

D．It is so common for kids that parents can completely ignore it.

2. How can parents get their children to tell the truth?

A．By pretending to trust them at first.

B．By encouraging them to admit their needs.

C．By telling them directly the harm of lying.

D．By punishing them for their lying in a safe way.

3. The author mentioned the two kids in Paragraph 4 to show _____________.

A．It’s common for children to lie

B．It’s important to be a generous parent

C．lying can damage family relationships

D．lying is a reflection of one’s mental trouble

4. What should Jack’s parents do according to Javna?

A．Ask him to avoid playing video games.

B．Turn his attention to other positive things.

C．Give him a second chance to finish homework.

D．Listen to and help solve his problem related to school work.

3 . For many teenagers, the weekend is a time to relax and socialize.    1    

Saturday jobs have been a way for young people to earn money and get some work experience for years.

In 1999, almost half of all 16 and 17-year-olds in the UK were doing some kind of paid work. By 2019, this number had almost been reduced by half. This has left some people wondering whether the Saturday job is dying out. Some adults say that this means young people are missing out on valuable life skills and experiences.    2    

Yes — it prepares teenagers for life. Having a weekend job means that teenagers can start earning their own money.    3     It will also benefit them later in life because weekend jobs give young people experience of the working world. Without it, they’ll be less prepared for starting their first full-time job. Weekend jobs also teach important life skills.     4    Teenagers who don’t have a weekend job are missing out on a valuable experience.

    5     Not having a weekend job means more time for teenagers to focus on school work and their hobbies. In any case, teenagers today don’t have to do the weekend jobs their parents did in order to make money and get experience. There will be a lot of time for work once they’ve left school.

A．No—there are other things to do.

B．For others, it is time to go to work.

C．So should teenagers work at weekends?

D．They include timekeeping and teamwork.

E．No—it can do a lot of harm to teenagers.

F．So what do you think of teenagers working on weekends?

G．This will make them more independent from their parents for money.

4 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

At the opening session of the 20^th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Oct 16, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee,     1    (deliver) an important report in which he stressed that the work concerning young people is     2    (strategic) significant. “A nation will prosper only     3     its young people thrive (青年强，则国家强).”

Close attention was paid     4     issues of immediate concern for young people in     5    (vary) areas. The country has established and continued to improve the system of financial aid for students,     6     offers full coverage from preschool to postgraduate (研究生) education. More young people have thus been granted equal opportunities to receive better education, according to the Youth of China in the New Era,     7     official report     8    (release) by the State Council in April.

The government has also taken a number of measures targeting youth employment, including encouragement and subsidies (补助) for     9    (company) to take on more young people, as well as guidance to help college graduates find jobs and vocational training.

Meanwhile, under the innovation-driven development strategy and open     10     (compete) mechanisms (机制), a large number of world-class young scientists have come to the forefront of major scientific and technological programs.

5 . Parenting styles have evolved over the years in response to the rapid social changes. Whether it is tapping technology or applying the best parenting practices, parents nowadays generally invest more time in finding out how best to raise their child.

Modern parents have access to the internet and social media for ideal parenting advice and tips. There are also numerous parenting groups for different age groups on social media that parents can join. A parent can post questions from how to manage the constant cries of an infant to how to talk to a moody teenager, and chances are, the parent will be flooded instantly with advice and relevant articles. The availability of resources has helped modern parents to be more involved and supportive of their children’s development, academically, emotionally and socially. Modern parents are also keener to find out about effective parenting methods to raise disciplined and confident children.

Meanwhile, one of modern parenting styles, helicopter parenting, arises. When parents become over-involved, over-concerned and over-controlling, they start helping children with what they are capable of on their own, for example, selecting activities and friends for them. Such a parenting style can restrict the children’s ability to handle responsibilities independently. Children might be ill-equipped with life skills such as operating a stove or monitoring their schoolwork. Overprotecting children from failures may also be prevented from developing resilience (韧性) and acquiring skills like problem-solving.

On the other hand, parents in the past tended to supervise (监管) less. Children were given more control over how they managed their schoolwork and the friends they chose to play with. They were often expected to shoulder the responsibilities of caring for younger siblings and managing household chores. Living in the preinternet era, parents were less informed about different parenting approaches and personalities.

There is no one right way to raise a child and there is no need to doubt about the best parenting style. Each child is unique and should be raised differently by parents who are present, but not hovering (盘旋);who are supportive but not controlling; and who protect but not spoil.

1. What does the author explain by mentioning “an infant” and “a moody teenager” in paragraph 2?

A．Devotion to kids.

B．Easy access to guidance.

C．Effective parenting.

D．Tricky parenting problems.

2. What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about concerning modern parenting?

A．Its benefits.	B．Its influence.
C．Its characteristics.	D．Its type.

3. What can we learn about parents in the past?

A．They had strengths and weaknesses in parenting.

B．They were wiser than modern parents in1 parenting.

C．They were to blame for child development prospect.

D．They contributed to the children’s well-rounded abilities.

4. What is the purpose of writing the article?

A．To recommend how to parent wisely.

B．To appeal to learn from modern parents.

C．To inform how parenting has changed.

D．To introduce two parenting strategies.

6 . Be it sugar or social media, the response in our brain is the same: It produces a “feel-good” chemical called dopamine. It first brings about pleasure, but it doesn’t last very long. It is then followed by pain so that we have to search for the pleasurable things again.

“This cycle of pleasure and pain made sense in the time of early humans when we had to constantly search for our basic needs-food, water, shelter,” says Dr. Anna Lembke, a Stanford Medical School researcher. “But our brains weren’t adjusted to put out the ‘fire of dopamine’ caused by pleasurable things that are so easily available in modern life.”

In addition, when we’re repeatedly exposed to pleasure-producing things, we’re not able to take joy in the same rewards. Instead, we need stronger and stronger stimulus (刺激) just to feel good. Otherwise, the cycle will lead us to anxiety, depression and many other problems.

“This is a universal problem—not one limited to those struggling with the disease of addiction. If we want to stay mentally healthy, we must rethink how to break the cycle in a dopamine-overloaded world,” says Lembke.

Her suggestions for the addicts?

Take a 30-day break from anything that we rely on for pleasure. This doesn’t mean going cold turkey forever. But this first month is key to breaking the pleasure-pain cycle and it’s a lot easier to cut out an addictive behavior entirely at first. Then re-introduce the pleasurable things little by little, like just a few bites of ice cream at a time or just one hour online a night.

Another strategy is to create physical distance between us and our addiction. That could mean just removing the addictive thing from our personal space. For someone who’s addicted to video games, that could mean a separate laptop for work and one for play.

“In a time of abundance, we have to strike a pleasure-pain balance, which means intentionally avoiding pleasure and seeking the kind of purposeful pain that keeps us healthy, such as exercise,” Lembke says. “By doing so, we will reset reward pathways and eventually be a lot happier. It’s not easy, but it’s well worth doing in the long term.”

1. What can we learn about dopamine from the text?

A．It has always been harmful to humans.

B．It gives us less joy for the same rewards.

C．It can be caused by anything available.

D．It can lead to a lasting good feeling.

2. What do the underlined words “going cold turkey” probably mean?

A．Abandoning.

B．Waiting.

C．Cooking.

D．Repeating.

3. What does Dr. Anna Lembke suggest we do in the long term?

A．Avoid pleasure in life.

B．Set a strict limit on pleasurable things.

C．Change reward pathways.

D．Expose ourselves to repeated rewards.

4. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?

A．Ways to Live With Dopamine in Peace

B．Tips on Getting Rid of Social Media Addiction

C．Strategies for Making Most of the Modern Life

D．The Need to Strike a Pleasure-pain Balance

7 . Although we’re often told that procrastinating (拖延) in college is harmful and that leaving our assignments to the last minute can lead us to feel more stressed, I like to wait before starting any assignment, since I tend to overthink and want to make it perfect. When I procrastinate, it’s not out of laziness, but rather, a desire to be efficient.

In an op-ed, Adam Grant, a professor of management and psychology, explored the connection between performance and procrastination habits, and cited an experiment conducted by one of his former students. In the study, procrastinators’ ideas were found to be 28% more creative than the ideas of those who didn’t procrastinate. As it turns out, procrastination might help generate creative ideas — which may explain why some students perform well at the last minute.

While procrastination might work well for some students, it may lead to increased levels of anxiety for others. One college student, Amanda, says, “If I procrastinate or struggle with assignments, it affects my mental health by making me feel trapped and anxious.” Not only can procrastination cause anxiety for students, but trying to finish an assignment in a hurry can also negatively impact their grades — and lead them to make small, careless mistakes — which can lead to even more anxiety.

It’s important to point out that there’s a difference between casual procrastination and chronic (长期的) procrastination. Chronic procrastination, distress over academics, or lack of motivation can often lead to more serious mental health outcomes such as anxiety, depression and low self-esteem. If you struggle with managing schoolwork to the point where it affects your grades and interpersonal relationships over a long time, you might have to visit your school counselor or the academic resource center.

Everyone has different styles of working and managing their time, and when it comes to procrastinating in college, it’s always good to reflect on whether it’s helping or hurting. Figuring this part out can take a while, so make a note of how you’re completing your assignments and start writing down how you feel. Prioritize self-care whether you start your assignment the week before its due date or the day before.

1. How does the author bring up the topic of the text?

A．By citing a fact.	B．By offering a piece of news.
C．By describing her experiences.	D．By showing research findings.

2. What does the study mentioned in Paragraph 2 show us?

A．Procrastinators are good time planners.

B．Procrastinators usually work efficiently.

C．Procrastination encourages creative thinking.

D．Procrastination affects people’s mental health.

3. What are heavy chronic procrastinators advised to do?

A．To seek support from professionals.

B．To talk about the problems with friends.

C．To reflect on their way of managing time.

D．To break their habit of delaying doing things.

4. What’s the author’s attitude towards procrastination?

A．Favorable.

B．Contradictory.

C．Opposed.

D．Objective

8 . “A library card was the first thing that I had ever owned here,” says Razmyar, who arrived in Finland as a refugee (难民). Unable to speak the language, and trying to make sense of the new city, she was surprised to be given a library card that would let her read books for free. “I still have that library card in my wallet today in honor of the privilege(特殊待遇)presented to a refugee by a foreign land,” she says.

Today, Razmyar is a key official of Finland, and plans to build a new central library called Oodi. She is not alone in her love for libraries. The country’s 5.5 million people borrow about 68 million books a year.

While libraries worldwide are facing budget(预算)cuts, a decline in users and closing down, Finland is bucking the trend. The UK spends just £14.40 per head on libraries. But Finland spends £50.50 per head to satisfy citizens’ needs. While more than 478 libraries have closed in the UK since 2010, Helsinki, a city in Finland, is spending €98 million creating a huge new one.

Why are Finland’s city libraries growing? 84% of the country’s population is urban, and libraries are vital places for socializing. Besides, while many libraries worldwide provide Internet access and other services, libraries here have expanded to lending e-publications, sports equipment, and other things of occasional use.

And Oodi will offer more since people need places to meet, work, and develop their digital skills. It has been designed to give citizens a free space to actively do what they want to do. Its design is certainly exciting. However, the most impressive thing is that the project is such a costly one that it will cost the citizens a huge sum of money, but it has not been controversial(有争议的). “They’re excited about it across the board,” says architect director Harris. “It will be important to daily life here in Helsinki.”

Oodi is more than a monument to citizens’ pride. As part of Finland’s celebration of a century of independence, the library is not merely a place to store books. “I think Finland could not have given a better gift to the people. It symbolizes the significance of learning and education, which have been fundamental reasons for Finland’s development and success,” says Razmyar.

1. Why has Razmyar kept the library card with her for so long?

A．To show her loyalty to her motherland.

B．To remind her of the importance of libraries.

C．To remind her to help more refugees from abroad.

D．To show her appreciation for Finland’s kindness.

2. What does the underlined word “bucking” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A．Explaining.

B．Considering.

C．Going against.

D．Setting aside.

3. About the library Oodi, what amazes the author most?

A．Its success in earning Finnish citizens’ support.

B．Its unusual architecture designed by Harris.

C．Its important role in people’s future life.

D．Its huge construction costs.

4. Which of the following statements might Razmyar agree with?

A．Finland should pick up better gifts for people.

B．Finland tries hard to promote its public education.

C．Libraries play an important role in Finland’s development.

D．Libraries make Finland a much more independent country.

9 . Our children usually benefit from our wisdom and experience, and there are occasions when the tables are turned.

Children are constantly amazed by the world round them and are always stopping to notice. They can spend endless moments watching the behavior of ants or other insects as we become impatient. The world is continuously new to them — as it should be to us if we weren’t so busy and distracted.

Another experience struck me over the past few weeks. We have new neighbors who are renting the house next door for six weeks. They have three children. Last holiday my grandchildren came to spend time with me and spent many hours playing with the kids next door, even though they had never met them before, even though they would probably never see them again, even though they knew nothing about them!

None of those details matter to children. They don’t see black or white, or any other differences that sometimes separate us as adults. There is something so touching about their innocence (天真), and about their instant connection without any hindrances. In every child, they see a potential friend, someone to play and hang out with. They only see similarities. It may sound simple. Life is more complex, but we can learn from their eagerness to connect, from their true blindness to any difference, and from their expectations of good.

We have become too judgmental to give people a chance. It’s possible that if our “neighbors” actually become unchanging, the relationship will change. It can get more complex. With more contact, maybe some personality differences will surface. Maybe it’s the temporary nature of the situation that allows the uninhibited (无拘无束) play to develop.

But it doesn’t really matter, because the point is they gave them a chance. They didn’t come in with any prejudices (偏见). They didn’t have any pre-existing concepts of who they would meet, what this person stood for, or who or what they couldn’t stand.

1. In which aspect do kids differ from adults according to Paragraph 2?

A．Being curious about everything around.	B．Being more acceptable to new things.
C．Being more likely to get distracted.	D．Being closely related to animals.

2. Which word can replace the underlined word “hindrances” in Paragraph 4?

A．results

B．difficulties

C．failures

D．breaks

3. What does the author think is the problem with adults?

A．They have pre-existing opinions on others.	B．They are unwilling to make a change.
C．They prefer temporary relationships.	D．They are meant to others’ mistakes.

4. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．Finding a better way to communicate with kids	B．Giving others a chance when it is necessary
C．Appreciating the differences among kids	D．Learning from kids who play together

10 . 如果你留意一下我们的周边，你会发现陪读现象已然成风。请根据以下要点以“Should Our Parents Accompany Us in Studying?”为题写一篇短文，内容应包括：
1. 简述现象；
2. 分析原因（2至3个）；
3. 发表你的看法。
注意：词数100词左右。

Should Our Parents Accompany Us in Studying?

In recent years, many parents choose to accompany their children in studying.

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